Sjögren's Syndrome Description

Sjögren’s Syndrome is a systemic autoimmune disease notably leading to a progressive disappearance of tears and saliva.

Sjögren’s is a chronic disease with the most various expressions and can affect the entire body.

In autoimmunity, the patient’s immune system mounts an inflammatory response for still unclear reasons. Becoming overactive, it attacks and destroys certain components, substances and tissues it is supposed to defend.